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ANN WATSON'S TRUST

Registered charity 226675 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trustees maintain 11 flats in Sutton, Hull, for the use of ladies who are practising members of the Church of England, with priority being given to Clergy Widows and Unmarried Daughers of the Clergy.Educational grants given to individuals and local groups and organisations, conditions apply.

Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£783k
Latest spending
£609k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free/unrestricted reserves of £4,799,010 and total funds of £32,201,865 at the year end. The trustees consider the funds are adequate for the purposes of the charity for the foreseeable future, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to continue the long-term objectives... to produce a guaranteed income to maintain its assets and continue with its charitable activities for the foreseeable future (held: £4.8m)
“It is the charity's policy to retain sufficient funds to continue the long-term objectives as set out in this report. This requires sufficient reserves to be retained, in the form of investments, to produce a guaranteed income to maintain its assets and continue with its charitable activities for the foreseeable future.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Smailes Goldie. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£783k
Total spending
£609k
Cost of raising funds
£175k
Reserves (reported)
£1.6m
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~32.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 22.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kingston Upon Hull City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£783k£609k
31/12/2024£743k£513k
31/12/2023£737k£479k
31/12/2022£607k£474k
31/12/2021£486k£354k

Common questions

Is ANN WATSON'S TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free/unrestricted reserves of £4,799,010 and total funds of £32,201,865 at the year end. The trustees consider the funds are adequate for the purposes of the charity for the foreseeable future, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Smailes Goldie.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ANNIE SUTTON AND HOULT MEMORIAL HOUSES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ANN WATSON'S TRUST£783k—0unclear—no doubt
ANNIE SUTTON AND HOULT MEMORIAL HOUSES FY2025£173k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WATSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£145k—0unclear—no doubt
JAMES ALFRED AND EMMA CLARA HALL FUND FY2025£151k—0unclear—no doubt
ANNE FRENCH MEMORIAL TRUST FY2026£317k—0unclear—no doubt
SUTTON CHRISTIAN CENTRE TRUST FY2025£143k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.